The former Chief of Police in the village of Summit, Illinois, John Kosmowski, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for accepting bribes and obstructing justice, according to a July 17 announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
A jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago convicted Kosmowski, 58, of Lockport, Illinois, in December 2025 on charges including bribery conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice. U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger imposed the sentence on Wednesday.
Evidence presented at trial showed that Kosmowski conspired with William Mundy, a Summit building inspector, to accept $10,000 from local businessman Krzystof Hodurek in 2017. The payment was intended as a bribe connected to the transfer of a liquor license. Kosmowski received cash from Hodurek and later gave part of it to Mundy.
Mundy pleaded guilty before trial to bribery and tax offenses and is awaiting sentencing. Hodurek also pleaded guilty last year to federal wire fraud related to an unrelated unemployment insurance scheme; as part of his plea agreement, he admitted participating in the bribery scheme with Kosmowski and Mundy. He is also awaiting sentencing.
Kosmowski’s obstruction conviction resulted from a meeting with Mundy during which he informed him about the federal investigation into the bribe and attempted to persuade him falsely that the payment was a loan.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Hasten said during sentencing, “Defendant was a sworn law enforcement official who put personal profit over the public that he had a duty to protect… Corruption by law enforcement officials strikes at the heart of government, eroding public confidence in those very officials that the public trusts to ensure their safety.”